A model study on bearing capacity and settlement of single pile in sand / Nik Ahmed Jafni Nik Jaafar

This model study on Bearing Capacity and settlement of single pile in sand was performed to check on the Ultimate Bearing Capacity and settlement as calculated by various theoretical methods against actual values obtained by loading tests. In order to achieve a comprehensive assessment on both parameters, especially the settlement behaviour, the loading test was documented to produce a relationship between Total load vs. Head settlement and Base load vs Head settlement. This was obtained by introducing condition of "embedded pile" and "encased pile". From this study, it was found that for Ultimate Bearing Capacity, the available theoretical methods predict with reasonable accuracy especially for Barasantsev's method. As for settlement, the agreement between calculated and measured head settlement are poor.